Morgan City in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Attakapa Militia

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 23, 2005

1. Attakapa Militia Marker

Inscription. The Militia of the Attakapa Region of South Central Louisiana served under Spain’s Governor of the colony, Bernardo de Galvez in his campaigns against the British during the War for American Independence.

Erected 1976 by American Revolutionary Bicentennial Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list.

Location. 29° 41.737′ N, 91° 11.275′ W. Marker is in Morgan City, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish. It is on Myrtle St. 0.3 miles north of Auditorium Dr., on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morgan City LA 70381, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in

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North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Walter Brashear (here, next to this marker); Fort Star (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Civil War Years (approx. one mile away); Sacred Heart Of Jesus Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Offshore Oil Well (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Governor Jared Young Sanders Memorial Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Charles Morgan (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan City.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 34 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 18, 2015. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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